Arcana Coelestia#6566
6566. 'And Joseph wept as they spoke to him' means reception brought about by love. This is clear from the meaning of 'weeping' as a sign indicative both of sadness and of love, dealt with in 3801, 5480, 5873, 5927, 5930; from the representation of 'Joseph' as the internal celestial, dealt with in 5805, 5826, 5827, 5869, 5877, 6177, 6224; and from the meaning of 'speaking' as influx and consequent reception, dealt with in 5797, for the influx comes from the internal celestial, which is 'Joseph', and the reception is by the truths in the natural, which are 'his brothers'. From all this it is evident that 'Joseph wept as they spoke to him' means reception brought about by love.
Arcana Coelestia#5805
5805. 'And his brother is dead' means that internal good does not exist. This is clear from the representation of 'Joseph' as the celestial of the spiritual, dealt with in 4592, 4963, 5249, 5307, 5331, 5332, thus internal good since this is the same as the celestial of the spiritual; and from the meaning of 'being dead' as existing no more, dealt with in 494. There is this difference between the representation of 'Joseph' as internal good and the representation of 'Israel' as spiritual good: 'Joseph' is internal good springing from the rational, whereas 'Israel' is internal good springing from the natural, see 4286. This difference is like that between celestial good, or the good which is that of the celestial Church, and spiritual good, or the good which is that of the spiritual Church. These two kinds of good have been dealt with quite often in what has gone before. It is the first kind of internal good - celestial good - that is said to be non-existent there, which is meant by 'his brother is dead'.